A case of nosocomial transmission of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever from patient to patient.
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute, tick-borne viral disease, with the potential for human to human transmission. Infection often has severe hemorrhagic manifestations and considerable mortality. Healthcare workers (HCWs) caring for patients with CCHF constitute a major risk group for infection. Although nosocomial transmission from patients to HCWs accounts for a significant proportion of CCHF cases and outbreaks worldwide, transmission of CCHF from patient to patient has not previously been reported. A case of nosocomial transmission of CCHF from patient to patient at a hospital is described.
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Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. gurbuzyunus@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D014421:Turkey